The Scoop
Day 22. Wines 8 and 9.
So I embarked upon an experiment this evening for you, dear readers. By now we may be seeing a small trend emerge - nothing with predictable correlation (yes, I have been working hard on the project this week), but perhaps an ever so slightly developing theme that the more expensive … [Read more...]

Does anyone remember that hit by Deliverance from about 1979? I'll have to check the iStore to see if I can find it.
But I digress. I'm not really leaving L.A., but leaving behind California altogether. Time to forge ahead bravely with the studying. Full time job now behind me, I have no excuse for not hitting the … [Read more...]

Good Grapes: California
Not everyone can do everything well; each region should specialize in growing the grapes that do the best in that particular terroir. After a history of many New World areas trying to "force the issue" by growing popular grapes in unsuitable locales, the trend now is to fully embrace the vines … [Read more...]

Done now with the rough month at the day job, and it's time to blog/study/imbibe in earnest.
So we're on California. Land of sunshine, blondes on beaches, and surfer dudes. And incredible wines... along with lots of plonk. This post will remind me of California essentials: history and the AVA system. In a separate … [Read more...]